Manhattan - 2nd Alarm - 4/17/10

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Date: 4/17/10

Time: 21:35 hours

Location: 131 W116 st x Powell Blvd

Frequency: FDNY Manhattan

Weather Conditions: overcast

Description Of Incident: fire in a 4th floor apartment extended to the adjoining apartment extended to the floor above extended to the adjoining apartment on the floor above in a 5 story MD

Reporters/Writer: ryang

Additional Info:

Harlem, Manhattan, NY, 4/17/10

Address: 131 W116 st between Powell (7th) and Lenox Aves

21:35 hours

Phone Box 1397 - Report of a structural fire, possible people trapped

Engs. 58, 37, 35

L26, T40

Battalion 12

10-75-1397 - 21:39 hours

Battalion 12: 10-75 the Box, we have a fire in a apartment 4D.

E59

TL23 (FAST Truck)

Battalion 11

Squad 41

Rescue 1

Division 3

CIDS for 131 W116 st:

5 story MD 25x80 class 3. 4 apartments per floor. Fire escapes in front and rear.

21:41 hours

BC12: We're going to go with the CIDs on the size-up.

Exposures are:

1 - street

2 - similar attached

3 - unknown

4 - similar attached

21:42 hours

BC12: There's a change in the fire apartment, the fire apartment is 5C

21:43 hours

BC12: We have fire in the rear of the apartment, 1 line stretched and in operation, 2nd line being stretched, not in operation yet.

7-5-1397 - 21:43 hours

RAC1

21:46 hours

Division 3: We're going to start water on the 2nd line, give me an extra engine and truck please.

E47, TL14 S/C

21:47 hours

BC12: Charging the second line for a fire on the 5th floor, k.

2-2-1397 - 21:52 hours

Engs. 91, 76, 53

E9 w/ Satellite 1

L30

Battalion 10 (Safety Officer)

Battalion 16 (Resource Unit Leader)

Rescue, Safety Battalions

Tactical Support 1

FieldCom, Command Tactical Unit

Car 7 (DAC James Leonard, Brooklyn Borough Commander)

21:55 hours

DC3: We have fire in the adjacent apartment and the original fire apartment, we're stretching a third line, searches are in progress, trucks are still opening searching for any more extension.

21:57 hours

TL22 S/C

21:59 hours - Duration 28 minutes

DC3: We have fire in apartment 4C extended to 4D extended to the floor above, 5C and 5D. Primary searches on the fire floor and floor above are complete and negative, all visible fire has been extinguished, still searching for further extension. Fire remains Doubtful.

22:02 hours

E21 is 10-8 in E58's response area

22:04 hours

TL21 is acting T40

22:05 hours - Duration 34 minutes

DC3: 3 lines, all visible fire has been knocked down. Primary searches on the fire floor and floor above are complete and negative. We're still Doubtful by orders of DAC Leonard, Car 7.

22:12 hours

DC3: Secondary in the fire apartment are complete and negative, we're going to go Probably Will Hold. You can return Command Tactical Unit and FieldCom.

22:19 hours

TL45 is 10-8 in L26's response area

22:20 hours

E9/Satellite 1 are 10-8

22:22 hours - Duration 51 minutes

DC3: We are going to go Under Control. Secondaries throughout are negative. We are going to make this a 10-41 code 1 (Suspicious Fire - Occupied Structure) by orders of DAC Leonard, Car 7. He will go 10-8, Division 3 will be Incident Commander. Units will go 10-8 on their MDTs as they become available.

Edited April 18, 2010 by ryang